Man, 43, hospitalised after being shot at during Naxxar argument

A man was injured in a shooting that took place on Burmarrad Road, Naxxar, late on Tuesday evening at 11:30pm.

The police said that the shooting happened during an argument between three men, which resulted in one of the men producing a firearm to shoot at the two other men.

The aggressor fled the scene of the crime in a car.

The victim is 43 and from Paola. He was assisted on site by a medical team from Mater Dei Hospital, where he was later certified to be suffering from light injuries.

Magistrtae Claire Farrugia Frendo is leading the magisterial inquiry.